SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 160 Title : Guy Fawkes Author(s): Sheena Blackhall Copyright holder(s): Sheena Blackhall Text (Tune: One More Step Along the World We Go) James the Saxth rode doon tae London toon x3 Far the Thames gaes rowin ower James the Saxth pit on the English croon x3 Far the Thames etc Guy Fawkes didna like the new king's wyes x3 Far the Thames etc He crept tae a cellar unner parliament x3 Far the Thames etc Guy Fawkes tried tae blaa the Scots King up x3 Far the Thames etc They catched him an they killt him doon in London toon x3 Far the Thames etc Licht the bonfires let them burn, burn, burn x3 Far the Thames etc This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Children (under 13s): Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Word count: 106 Text medium Web (webpages, discussion boards, newsgroups, chat rooms): Text publication details Published: Publisher: Elphinstone Institute Publication year: 2002 Place of publication: Internet - www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/kist Text setting Education: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 112 Forenames: Sheena Surname: Blackhall Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 16 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Brought up Protestant, now Buddhist Occupation: Writer and supply teacher Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Aberdeen Region of residence: Aberdeen Residence CSD dialect area: Abd Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Manager of Deeside Omnibus Service Father's place of birth: Aboyne Father's region of birth: Aberdeen Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Private Secretary Mother's place of birth: Aberdeen Mother's region of birth: Aberdeen Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Elementary. Gaelic choir. Poetry. Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: